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Singer/Songwriter reaction to Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé - BARCELONA - FOR THE FIRST TIME 

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@Sassypaws4927
@Sassypaws4927 Год назад
Freddie loved opera and his favorite opera singer was the Spanish opera soprano Montserrat Caballe (pronounced Mont·ser·rat Ca·ba·llé). He felt her voice was the best in the world. Freddie told his manager he would love to record a song with her. It turned out that Montsy (as Freddie called her) was a big Queen fan and loved Freddie's singing. Her brother was in charge of the entertainment for the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. She suggested to him that they get Freddie Mercury to write and perform a song. A meeting was arranged between Freddie and Montserrat in early 1987. It was reported that Freddie was so nervous about the meeting that he not only paced but chain-smoked in his hotel room for an hour before. He actually arrived at the location for the meeting 5 minutes early (Freddie was notorious for being at least 15 minutes late to all meetings). Two minutes after the proposed time when Monserrat had not yet arrived, Freddie, with an almost tearful-sounding voice, declared that she wasn't coming. It was then the crowd in the lobby where they arranged to meet, parted and Montserrat drifted toward Freddie. They greeted each other warmly and Freddie, who had planned to invite her to dine with him where they could talk forgot what he had planned. Instead, he simply stretched out his hand, as a child would. and presented her with a tape as he said, "I wrote and recorded this for you". The tape was a recording of Freddie vocalizing to music, titled "Exercises in Free Love" - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-l8n52i_dWrg.html. When Montserrat heard it, she loved the song and asked if she could perform it at her concert that following weekend at Covent Garden. Freddie told yes, the song was hers to do with as she wanted. Montserrat was so enamored with the song,, that she wrote lyrics to it and retitled it "Ensueno". She and Freddie recorded Ensueno for the album Barcelona. Montserrat convinced Freddie to sing his part in his natural baritone voice, something he usually refused to do since he believed his fans wouldn't recognize him. Ensueno - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DOySL4GYaDY.html They connected at lunch like old friends. Freddie had expected her to be very dignified and formal but it turned out she was very down-to-earth with a saucy sense of humor. Immediately they were comfortable with each other. When Freddie suggested that they record a song together, Montsy was elated but went a step further and suggested that they do an album together. Freddie said his immediate reaction was a panicked "Yes" and "f**k, I have to start writing some songs NOW"." When they finished recording the song "Barcelona" (FYI - the album was also titled Barcelona), Montserrat excitedly share her dream of them singing this song live at the opening ceremony. Freddie had to sadly inform her, that he wouldn't be around to perform for the Olympics. This was 1988 and he knew that he would not be alive for the 1992 Olympics (Freddie passed away on November 24, 1991). That is why this video was created to play at the opening ceremony.
@Dan-B
@Dan-B Год назад
These two absolutely adored one another. This song is about the first time they met and is from their collab album. She was also the first person that he told about his diagnosis.
@bartonbagnes4605
@bartonbagnes4605 Год назад
Two powerhouse vocalists. What a collaboration!
@susaneuliano7692
@susaneuliano7692 Год назад
Musical history was born when these two magical performers collaborated. Never before never again. A phenomenal experience.
@janetschulman8998
@janetschulman8998 Год назад
Don’t forget he wrote this as well. They adored each other and taught each other.
@Fluffyburns
@Fluffyburns Год назад
Yes, he was sick here. 3 years before he passed. He still sounded great up until he passed.
@andreakormosnekacso4804
@andreakormosnekacso4804 Год назад
Freddie was so much more than a rock singer, he and his friend Mike Moran composed a whole duet album for Freddie and Montserrat with beautiful melodies. Barcelona was the first crossover between a rock singer and an opera diva in the musical history.
@nancyblumberg4612
@nancyblumberg4612 11 месяцев назад
Mike didn’t compose the album he helped Freddie with the technique and lyrics on the album.
@gilliandrysdale5306
@gilliandrysdale5306 Год назад
they had such great chemistry ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
@Ingrid-b5z
@Ingrid-b5z 2 месяца назад
Yes he was very il ! And said. The show must go on !and it did , our brave Freddie 😢 a 🌟 till the end
@janicelsutton9437
@janicelsutton9437 Год назад
You MUST react to Freddie and Montserrat singing The Golden Boy. You'll be blown away.
@kizunadragon9
@kizunadragon9 Год назад
Two divas on stage (and thats a compliment) this was such a magical vocal performance and to think Freddie was only months removed from his unfortunate death. You can basically tell the timeline by the absence of his iconic moustache. he only shaved it off near the end of his life.
@bettybaby63
@bettybaby63 Год назад
Such an amazing accomplishment for Freddie. Montsy as her friends called her, became fast friends with Freddie. This is 1988.
@susanmckay695
@susanmckay695 Год назад
She knew about his AIDs, she was of the first to know, they became great friends, sadly both have passed away RIP
@ravensdark99
@ravensdark99 2 месяца назад
The best soprano in history met the best band frontman in history..and made it work...
@sandrahilton3239
@sandrahilton3239 Год назад
Monseratt was a real diva and she was the best soprano in the world and some say in history.
@marciebulsaraorcutt
@marciebulsaraorcutt Год назад
BTW, there were also two other songs from the Barcelona album performed live: “HOW CAN I GO ON” (Which is LOVELY) And… “THE GOLDEN BOY” (My FAV! It’s part OPERA, part GOSPEL!)
@ursabobsage351
@ursabobsage351 Год назад
Guide Me Home is fantastic as well.
@PGoodmanCOG
@PGoodmanCOG Год назад
He'd just gotten his diagnosis, but yeah, he was sick. As these things go, he was in great shape. Montserrat was his favorite singer, and he wrote this specifically for her; she was born in Barcelona, Spain.
@geoffreynewby3270
@geoffreynewby3270 Год назад
A collaboration like this will never be seen again they loved each other
@GinMae
@GinMae Год назад
Thanks for listening to this.. I hope you react to some of their other collaborations.. they were amazing pair -very much "in love"!
@deniseleger2683
@deniseleger2683 Год назад
So Beautiful 😊 thanks ☺️ How can I go on is also amazing with Montserrat ❤
@thelyricologist9568
@thelyricologist9568 Год назад
Montserrat and Freddie were very close friends. R.I.P. both.
@HundXanthippe
@HundXanthippe Год назад
With my "rock is not music" father it was the other way around. As an opera fan, he naturally recognized the female voice immediately, but the great (his words) male voice was completely unknown to him. Even when he read Freddie Mercury, as a singer and composer, on the label, he couldn't do anything with it. It was only after I had clarified that he became a big Freddie Mercury fan, not necessarily a rock fan, but he didn't let anything come to him about Freddie Mercury.
@marciebulsaraorcutt
@marciebulsaraorcutt Год назад
The most AMAZING songs from the Barcelona album: “EXERCISES IN FREE LOVE” ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZJ7CcexWnD4.html (A Demo vocal exercise where Freddie sings Montserrat’s SOPRANO part… Reactors often mistakenly think it’s Montserrat singing.) And… “ENSUENO” ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UGSx4sBrlQQ.html (The same song finalized… A duet where Fred sings OPERATIC BARITONE, which Montserrat taught him how to do.)
@zandzgallardo8404
@zandzgallardo8404 Год назад
A little background research would've made the commentary more substantial...especially about why Freddie Mercury absolutely adored the legendary Montserrat Caballe.
@terrigabriel582
@terrigabriel582 Год назад
Yeah!! Loved Your Response!
@debramoore7513
@debramoore7513 Год назад
Oh you gotta check out THE GOLDEN BOY from the same album!! Freddie was in awe at the idea of Montserrat singing his songs! 😍
@Hallzie72
@Hallzie72 Год назад
It's a classic piece. This song was originally goign to be used for the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, but Freddie passed before he could perform it at the opening ceremony. So sadly this song was replaced with another for the event.
@suzannebastien2918
@suzannebastien2918 Год назад
Freddy sounds so passionate 🥰🥰🥰
@miriamsmeets4621
@miriamsmeets4621 Год назад
Please more Queen ❤ Much bless
@jonathancant2031
@jonathancant2031 Год назад
Yes he was sick this was 1987 he’d was officially diagnosed around the same with AIDS around that time
@linabmoniz
@linabmoniz 2 месяца назад
This song was made by Freddy to be the anthem of the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. It was recorded well in advance because Freddy was already very ill. He died in November 1991, 9 months before the Olympic Games.
@lindamerrett6600
@lindamerrett6600 Год назад
Amazing. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
@hkynuts11
@hkynuts11 Год назад
Guitar Solo, Who Wants to Live Forever, live in Budapest.
@anamariafarias7707
@anamariafarias7707 Год назад
❤❤❤❤ que voces Dios genios por siempre ♾️🙏🙏❤️💋😇
@lesaahrenstein6360
@lesaahrenstein6360 Год назад
This is a link to Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe. She is a well-known Italian opera singer. Freddie was a long time fan of Opera. In particular he felt Montserrat had the best singing voice of any opera star. She was from Barcelona. The song had to be completed by 1988 to be considered for the opening ceremonies of the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics. Freddie told her 2 two years prior to his death that he would not be there to sing it with her because he had AIDS. From what I have pieced together she was the first person that he told even though his bandmates were seeing symptoms in him. The gentleman conducting the orchestra is Mike Moran, who co-wrote the song with Freddie, and not Brian May ( you my be reacting to a different performance of Barcelona) have a different clip than the one most people react to. Not that that matters they're both awesome in and of themselves. But in the other one the conductor does look like Brian May because of the hairstyle and it's at night). So it could be the same gentleman conducting the orchestra but during the day you can tell it's not Brian May.. People get confused because they have similar hair styles. After Freddie had passed other singers contacted her to see if they would collaborate with her. She said that that was something special between her and Freddie and she was not ever going to repeat it . There are several videos on RU-vid of interviews with her talking about Freddie and their collaboration. There's also a video of how they originally hooked up I just don't remember the name of it. The song is actually about him meeting her for the first time. This is the link to Barcelona ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Y1fiOJDXA-E.html This is the link to their performance of Golden Boy. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OPizyP4x30I.html This is the link to their performance of how can I go on. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ksNoe8W2jTc.html You mentioned having to mess singers with Opera. I don't know if you reacted to it but Boston Brown and Rod Lundqvist has a video you have reacted to to country singers try to sing opera. The video is titled to country singers try to sing opera. It is Rod Lundquist and Austin Brown from home free Austin Brown and Rod Lundquist from home free. They sing Nessun Dorma. If you haven't done it yet I highly recommend it This is the link ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5dBENngNDhs.html
@flav2689
@flav2689 Год назад
She was a Spanish soprano, not Italian. Sadly she passed away in 2018 🖤
@susanengland3919
@susanengland3919 Год назад
He was showing symptoms by this time, but the thing that mostly makes him look different is that his mustache is gone.
@bandmom3505
@bandmom3505 Год назад
Freddie Mercury was a rocker! I've always thought that Farrokh Bulsara would've been a great opera singer name! 😉
@susanlowther5993
@susanlowther5993 Год назад
There's another version of this that's much better but I love them both.
@nigelanscombe8658
@nigelanscombe8658 Год назад
After watching this I always wonder what could have happened down the track if he’d collaborated with someone like Andrew Lloyd Webber on a musical. I wonder how Freddie would have been as the Phantom for instance. 🤔
@jag03ljg
@jag03ljg Год назад
I hear the influence of Freddie in some of David Phelps songs.
@lorioehlert2337
@lorioehlert2337 Год назад
He was sick. He was unsteady on his feet. He needed a blood transfusion from the symptoms of AIDS. He performed anyway.
@reginastogner9535
@reginastogner9535 Год назад
😇👍
@larryemas2267
@larryemas2267 7 месяцев назад
Unfortunately, Freddie was very unwell at that time. As a queen fan always I can't believe he missed the medication by a couple of years. Then we'd all still have Fred.
@terrigabriel582
@terrigabriel582 Год назад
Beautiful intro
@florencerice7297
@florencerice7297 Год назад
U need to see the live version. So much better.
@CrimFerret
@CrimFerret 4 месяца назад
She would sing a few songs from the album with others after his death, but refused to sing this with anyone else.
@jordif7310
@jordif7310 10 месяцев назад
The guitar melody is missing because it is basically done by her voice
@blanquezblanquez6267
@blanquezblanquez6267 6 месяцев назад
No es México. Es en Spain (Barcelona)
@edurnepunky6060
@edurnepunky6060 Год назад
Era la canción oficial de las Olimpiadas del 92. Grabó un álbum con Monserrat porque era para el un sueño. Puedes ver un documental sobre como se conocieron y la admiración mutua que se tuvieron.
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